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Russia and China in the Arctic: Less Than Meets the Eye

Russia and China in the Arctic: Less Than Meets the Eye

By Nicolas Jouan, Zdenek Rod, and Martin Ruzicka
Friendly rhetoric hides distrust and competition between an ambitious Beijing and a Moscow jealous of its Arctic prerogative. 

A China-Russia Arctic Alliance? Not So Fast.

A China-Russia Arctic Alliance? Not So Fast.

By Marc Lanteigne
Despite lofty declarations of mutual interests in the Arctic, there have been significant cracks in this regional relationship. 
Arctic Ambitions: China’s Engagement With the Northern Sea Route

Arctic Ambitions: China’s Engagement With the Northern Sea Route

By Tiago Tecelão Martins
As climate change makes the Arctic shipping route more feasible, China is leaning in.

China and the ‘Two Arctics’

China and the ‘Two Arctics’

By Marc Lanteigne
As Arctic multilateralism fractures over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s approach to the region is in need of a rethink.

The Rise (and Fall?) of the Polar Silk Road

The Rise (and Fall?) of the Polar Silk Road

By Marc Lanteigne
There is a sizeable gap between China’s ambitions for the PSR and its actual capabilities and accomplishments in the Arctic – and the gap has widened since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan

The Polar Policies in China’s New Five-Year Plan

By Marc Lanteigne
The inclusion of Arctic and Antarctic policies within the new FYP represents the emerging importance of the two poles to China.

China’s Shipbuilders Seek New Inroads in Arctic Shipping

China’s Shipbuilders Seek New Inroads in Arctic Shipping

By Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
New ship designs signal a growing Chinese interest in Arctic shipping.
The US and China’s Arctic Ambitions

The US and China’s Arctic Ambitions

By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Malte Humpert.

China’s Busy Year in the Arctic

China’s Busy Year in the Arctic

By Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
Having officially laid out its Arctic policy last year, 2018 was an eventful year for China in the far North.

The Growing Institutionalization of China’s Polar Silk Road

The Growing Institutionalization of China’s Polar Silk Road

By Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
China is building an increasingly mature platform to support its scientific and commercial interests in the Arctic.

China’s Arctic Ambitions in Alaska

China’s Arctic Ambitions in Alaska

By Ashley Feng and Sagatom Saha
To realize its aspirations as a polar power, China has turned to Alaska.
China Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic

China Stakes Its Claim to the Arctic

By Marc Lanteigne and Mingming Shi
Beijing's Arctic White Paper claims interests in the region for China as a “near Arctic state.”

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